Diversity is not merely a desirable addition to a well-run education. It
isas essential as the study of the Middle Ages, of international politics and
of Shakespeare. For our students to better understand the diverse country and
world they inhabit, they must be immersed in a campus culture that allows them
to study with, argue with and become friends with students who may be different
from them.

By 'diversity,' of
course, Mr Bollinger does not mean diversity of opinion (verboten on many
campuses), but diversity of melanin content. Nearly every political,
religious, academic, and cultural leader in every Western country today agrees
that (racial) Diversity is, indeed, Our Strength. Or as the French say, 'La diversité est une richesse.'

Are they right?We at TWCS propose, on the contrary, that in Western countries diversity has proven to be much more like a tax. A tax that
falls, like medieval manorial dues, disproportionately on the working
classes.